A Word from The Grinch

"Enough, enough sweets," said the Grinch. "move on to something else."
But I said. "Wait! I have just a few more to share." 
"Well hurry along," he said. "and be quick!"

So quick I will be-
The following recipes are perfect for homemade gift giving. 

Chocolate Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

Cooking tip: Measure out and have all ingredients ready for assembly. Recipe makes 15-18 cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup peanut butter or butterscotch chips
• 3 cups chow mein noodles
•  1 cup salted peanuts or cashews

Directions:

• Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
• Melt chips in a large sauce pan on a medium low heat. Stir to melt completely.  Quickly add in chow mein noodles and nuts. Coat the noodles and nuts completely with the chocolate.  
• Spoon out by a heaping tablespoon on to waxed paper. 
• Place tray in the refrigerator for cookies to set, about 2 hours.  

Pistachio Chocolate Pretzel Bark

Cook's notes: I thought the unusual combination of ingredients was a real winner-it was hard to stop at just one. This bark would be perfect for gift giving in a tin or a seasonal plastic bag. You will need a bag of 

You might have to ask where in the store to find these pretzels as I found them on their own kiosk not on shelf with regular pretzels. 

The recipe makes about 25-30 pieces. It was adapted from carlsbadcravings.com 

Since the recipe has so few ingredients it is important to use high quality chocolate e.g. Ghirardelli 60% cocao

A food processor works well, pulse the pistachios a few times. 

Cooking tip-Have all ingredients measured ahead and ready to go. 

Ingredients:

• 2- 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate baking bars or 1- 4 oz. semi sweet and 1- 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate bar
• 1 tsp. vegetable oil
• 1 cup (raw) pistachios, chopped
• 45 Pretzel Crisps pieces  
• Sea salt

Directions:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly spray the paper with cooking spray. Line pretzels in a single layer. 
• In a microwave safe bowl add chopped chocolate and oil. Microwave at 50% power at 30 second intervals, until completely melted, stirring every 30 seconds. 
• Pour chocolate over pretzels and use a spatula to smooth out evenly. 
• Sprinkle pistachios and press down over the chocolate.

• Sprinkle with sea salt. Place tray in freezer for 10 minutes to set.  
• Break bark into pieces. Store in an airtight container with layers separated with parchment paper.   

Candy Craftivity 

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